After the normal Thursday routine, the Ferrari reassembled the cars that arrived in the pits a Silverstone, one of the most anticipated races of the season. However, the weekend of Carlos Sainz, who comes from a brilliant race in Canada, it didn't start well. When the 066/7 engine of the car of the Spanish Ferrari driver is turned on, something would be gone wrong.
Fuel draft problem and frame change
After putting the Ferrari Superfast into operation, the data arriving at the telemetry they weren't what you wanted. It has indeed occurred the exact same problem found by Carlos Sainz himself during the qualifications of the Spanish GP that had forced the Red to change fuel pump and chassis due to a problem in the draft of gasoline. The same was done during the night at Silverstone. Replacing the lift pump would have been too complex a job to be done in the pits, so the team decided to replace the frame with a spare. Ironically, the chassis that will be reassembled on the Spaniard's car will be the one disassembled in Catalunya, which, however it had not suffered any damage and can therefore be used in cases like this.
The words of Carlos Sainz
Certainly not a dream weekend start for the Spaniard who never expected such a problem. But you have identified the problem immediately gave Ferrari time to fix everything and allow Sainz to get on track regularly for the free tests. Sainz he also answered some questions in the pre-weekend, in which he was asked if he still felt in contention for the title. “Re-entering the title fight? By winning races, if I can do that, I can help me get back into the fight." – said the Spaniard.
Carlos also has spoken of the new wing presented by Ferrari at Silverstone: “It shouldn't be a game-changer in terms of top speed and efficiency of the car. But every step we take is a little help that goes in the right direction to make us more and more competitive. I think they definitely look at our qualifying speed and wonder how we can achieve it. And then we look at their top speeds and their race pace and say, how do we get there? It's all about balance. We are chasing each other and we are trying to improve, and there is a good fight also in terms of development”.
Author Francesco Orlando
Source: Motorsport.com
